Can someone new in your life lift you up?

Synopsis

Take to the skies in this gorgeous and gripping new series, perfect for fans of Jo Bartlett and Cathy Bramley.

A Second Chance…

For Maya, serving as a pilot in the Whistlestop River air ambulance team is a dream come true. And now, with her divorce from her overbearing husband finally complete, flying over the fields of Dorset, and saving lives with the Skylarks, is the centre of her world. If only her ex would accept their separation as readily as she had, life would be perfect…

A fresh start…

Having recently transferred from London to Dorset, paramedic Noah is ready for a new start. But he’s brought with him a lot of baggage, not least his infant niece who he’s been looking after since his sister died unexpectedly earlier that year. Noah adores Eva, but is he really cut out to look after a baby?

A risk worth taking?

When Noah and Maya find themselves on the same rescue team, they’re immediately drawn to each other. Yet, with so many complications in their personal lives, do they have time to open their hearts to someone new?

As their friendship grows, Noah and Maya are both about to discover that life is worth nothing unless you share it with the people you love.

My review

Maya has dreamed since she was a little girl to be a pilot. And being a pilot in the Whistlestop River air ambulance team is just perfection for her. It’s not always easy, but every time she takes off, her heart sings with joy.
If only now her ex – husband would accept their divorce instead of still acting like a married couple…
And then she finds herself drawn to her new colleague, paramedic Noah. He recently transferred from London to Dorset. But Noah isn’t having an easy time, as he is looking after his niece Eva, after losing his sister.
He adores Eva, but he doesn’t feel fit to be a parent.
With the both of them having a lot of baggage and unfinished business, will their slowly growing friendship eventually result in something more? Or are they afraid to open up their hearts again?

I found this a wonderful book to read! Perhaps it wasn’t completely the story I had imagined it would be, but in the end, it turned out to be an even better story than I came up with!

On one hand, I admired Maya’s patience with her husband, as he clearly doesn’t understand it that they are divorced and he should stop bothering her.
But on the other hand, I also wanted her to be stricter, because it’s clear that he won’t ever stop playing her, and using her to his own advantage.

Maya has been through a lot, from a younger age, losing her mother, a strained relationship with her father, and a secret she has been keeping for way too long. But her past didn’t turn her into a bitter person, on the contrary.
Because Maya is such a lovely person, with a kind heart, understanding and patient.

And she deserves to find love, and find the right kind of love. So of course, I was over the moon when Noah enters the scene!
Initially the pair doesn’t immediately get along, but learning more about their background, the initial reaction and the following reaction to it, made perfectly sense.

Noah’s story is for sure a sad one… in London he seemingly had it all, until his sister dies. With her daughter Eva now in his care, it wasn’t that surprising that his life suddenly all fell apart.
It is admirable that without a doubt he took Eva in, but I could also easily understand the struggles he is facing. HE has become a parent overnight. Becoming a parent is a real challenge, and that is when someone has been preparing for it. So imagine how difficult it is for Noah!

Yet his love for little, sweet, and at times exhausting, Eva is so obvious. He wants what’s best for her. And it was truly heartwarming to see how protective he has become of her, and how he learns to trust his instincts whenever it concerns Eva.
Seeing their bond growing, was truly the sweetest thing to read! 😊

So with such lovely characters, why wasn’t this the story I expected it would be? Because while there is absolutely some romance involved, and growing attraction, it didn’t feel to me that that was the primary subject of the book.
To me it felt more like a story about friendships, facing your demons and even understanding yourself and what you truly want. It’s also about standing up for yourself, and not letting people waltz over you anymore.
And it’s sometimes with new people in your life that you can find the extra incentive to finally to all the above.

This was an absolute heart – warming story, even a strong story, about people who deserve the world and finally find a way to chase it. There is also room for forgiveness, understanding but most important, love, in every possible way.
Helen Rolfe wrote a story that I just had to devour!